Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-07-13

Jaly 10, 1887.
Nr WASH. Green Was down 10 Eik Point this
week.
People who are ignorant OF the true circunl-
Stances OF the Firing on the Picket Line"
affair, as the Sioux City Journal has got 1t,
might lay blame at the door Of Sheriff Boyee.
The fact is, BoGee did what any sensible man
would do under the circumstances. taking into
consideration his ignorance of the real character
Of the unfortunate young Eoss. Parties from
thisw way, who were in Elk Point ON the day of
the occurrence, say that Sheriff Boyee did moth
ing rashly, but betrayed his usual GOODNESS and
judgement. When Il person Is branded thief
and is showing every possible sign Of trying to
evade the law and escape, an officer is justified
in nirpiEg his design, even If TO do SO results In
the death Of the offender.
A.. Ii. Haskins works on the railroad this sum-
mer and is reported as doing well.
Oscar Smith snd Chas. Blake. who taught
school in this vicinity last winter, have been
attending Prof. wernli's school, at Lemars.
Hawarden had the ideal display of fire works
on the Fourth, and a grand free dance in the
evening, which WAS just Il little ahead of any
thing in that line that we have had for some
time.
We are not u political ~tinancier but there In a
species Of political roustabout who has "A great
knack for making us tired. 1t is the gum head
who is forever airing his innermost convictions
in favor of equalization OF capital. An honest,
industrious man has no time to listen to such
child prattle. We might rs well argue the
equalization OF brains. (Which would be benefi-
cial to this class of agitatorsl or the length OF
human life. or the rewards of heavenly bless
ings. If all the property in this broad land was
assessed and the amount determined and this
sum divided by the number representing the
population, and TIE amount OF property by the
result given TO each man, woman and child Of
this country, how long would it remain equal
lied?
Trust me, darling said a Virginia lover, as
they sat last Sunday evening in the still shade
beneath a canopy of sheltering trees where the
setting sunlight danced Enthusiastically at their
feet, trust me, dearest, and the highest ambi-
ton of my lie shall be the promotion OF your
happiness" A horrible and beseeching look
suddenly overcast the maiden's face as she ex-
claimed, Heavens, George, there is a bug
crawling down my back"
We are sorry to learn of the illness of Mrs.
Lefave, wife OF our esteemed citizen, Joe.
The following items were accideutly left out
from my last letter:
Mrs. Watkins is here from Iona, Mich, on a
Visit to the family of her daughter. Mrs. Coonan.
Miss Prichard OF Calliope, is teaching a term
If school in the Oaks district.
John VanLoan was in Elk Point last week.
A. Bartholomew of Richland, breaches at the
Petre school house twice a month.
Uncle Nat. Edwards had a colt injured at Cad.
Hope this week.
Messrs, Jordan and Tillotson were through
here last week getting signers to a petition for
changes in the old Sioux Valley road.
The weather could not favor the small grain
better. Old settlers say that We will have the
largest crop this season that Dakota ever pro-
duccd. ADoNI